Year after year, family and friends share the wonder and beauty of the holidays with PNB’s world-famous Nutcracker.

Created by Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell and favorite children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, PNB’s one-of-a-kind Nutcracker has been dazzling Northwest audiences for 31 years. Join us for the final season of PNB’s beloved Nutcracker before it goes into the PNB vault.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Op. 71, 1891–1892)

Choreography: Kent Stowell

Scenic and Costume Design: Maurice Sendak

Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 5 minutes, with 1 intermission

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